Daily Archives: 17 June 2013

Last year, I played at something like seven weddings of friends. I won’t be matching the friend total this year, but I may have as many weddings on the playing docket. There have been three so far, and I have … Continue reading →

The latest Culture novel from Iain Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata will also be his last. The author died of cancer last Sunday. So I tried to be a trooper with his last sf novel. But it was difficult. Mr Banks wrote … Continue reading →

With some assistance from two doctors, one of the West and one of the East, we have a brief section today explores the role of the resurrection in the Eucharist: 14. Christ’s passover includes not only his passion and death, but also … Continue reading →

We hear of “subsidiarity” a lot in certain church conversations. The principle applies to secular politics as well: 140. The same principle of subsidiarity which governs the relations between public authorities and individuals, families and intermediate societies in a single … Continue reading →

about Todd Flowerday

A Roman Catholic lay person, married (since 1996), with one adopted child (since 2001). I serve a parish in music ministry.

about John Donaghy

John is a lay missionary since 2007 with a parish in western Honduras. Before that he served in campus ministry and social justice ministry in Iowa. His ministry blog is http://hermanojuancito.blogspot.com

He also blogs reflections on the lectionary and saints/heroes/events of the date at http://walktheway.wordpress.com

He'll be a long-term contributor here analyzing the Latin American bishops' document from their 2007 Aparecida Conference.